Vehicle-wheel.



I OM y i I L. A. YOUNG.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

ABPLIUATION FILED APR. 4, 1913.

1,125,627. Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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s arrasar einen LEONARD A. YUNG, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN. i

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Application led April 4, 1913. vrSerial No. 758,787.

Be it known that I, LEONARD A. YOUNG, a l.citizen of the United States'of America, re-

siding at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michi-gan, have.invented certain new and useful improvements in Vehicle-Wheels, of whichthefollowing is a usual rolling load of vehicles that are .not

self propelled. If the wheel for such purpose is constructed of wood, itnecessitates the use "of stock that is very toughand is capable ofwithstanding a high shearing strain. If metal, and more particularlysheet metal, is employed, it is so liable to be dented under ordinaryusethat it quickly yields to side strain and becomes deformed. Thusitloses'the strength or rigidity which its original form gives it, so thatit collapses. This invention relates to vehicle wheels and a method ofmaking them whereby the necessary strength and ability to resist thevariousstrains and blows to which they are subjected, are obtained bythe use of material that is comparatively easy to provide and to workinto shape. A

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter set forth, and moreparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a view, partially in elevation andpartially in section, .of a wheel that embodies features of theinvention and is produced by the method that also is apart of theinvention. Fig. 2 is a view in section, parts being as shown inelevation, of the wheel; Fig.- 3 is a view in detail, enlarged, showingthe method of unit-A a modi'cation of a spokesheathing joint.

The method consists in first forming the hub and body of' a wheel ofspokes of wood or light material, which while it possesses strength toresist the end pressures occasioned by a rolling load, does not'necessarily have the requisite toughness to avoid breaksfipng under theshearing strains occasioned 'by side pressure and torque. It isvpreferable that the hubbe formed lbythe contacting tapered Shanks ofthe spokes.- abutting around a barrel of metal whichis adaptedeither todirectly engage an axle skein or tu carry suitablel bearing memberswhich Iare themselves adapted forV operative `engagement with suchskein,"or 'companion bearings.l A felly of the same material as thebodies of the spokes is likewise formed up and is recessed in the usualmanner to receive tenons that are formed on the spoke extremities. A-sheathing A'of sheet metal is then forced around each spoke, the portion.that covers. the shank -thereof being adapted to closely contact.with-the adjacent sheathingi so that the entire body of the. wheel is fincased. A similar sheathing-isalso placed on the inner and side facesof the' felly, andA the wheel is .then assembled, suitable collars orliangemembers being used: to reinforce the sheath-ing at the joints:betweenthe spoke ends.- andthe contacting vportions of the felly. Thehub plates are then applied and are held by the usual vsecuring boltsthat pass Athrough apertures at thel contacting faces of the Shanks,asis usual in geod wheel construction. #As shown in: the :draw-ings, awheelthat is producedvby this lmethod consists ,of a series of spokebodies 1;. of wood or the like, having Shanks 2 whose inclined lfacesare radial to -af-hub sleeve? 3 'aro'ulnd A which the spokes areassembled in contacting relation. A felly body 4 is likewise formed ofwood or other suitable material and is provided with recesses for tenons5 4`While this may be of a single piece formed up or stamped 4from sheetmetal, one such for each side. of' the wheel,V the preferred sheathingis made of two members each covering half a spoke and the e osed facesof the shank thereof, the edges o the shank portions or companion spokesbeing in abutting relation while the longitudinal margins of the s okesections overlap. The seam formed g preferably as shown in Fig. a, theparts being intimately connected by electric welding, either in spots orfor the entire length of each seam. 0r, the seam may be ofthe lock typeshown in Fig. 5, and other familiar 'sheet metal joints may be used ifdesired. The felly 4 isplikewise covered with a casing of sheet metal 7.Theincased felly y thev overlying margins is f seatingot the sheathingon-*the body ofeach spoke is insured, so that the body of the woodlbaehsttlne sheet/hinty against aeeid'enta'l redeneren., .mi et@ abilityer ne sheath- -ing to resist lateral'strain and shearing load ismaintained. its the body "of the spoke may be o 'comparatively teasilyworked Wood,'the cost-ofthe oonstrnetion isgreatly ohea'goened, whilethe wheel as a whole presents an exterior which may be nished the saineas -il oit vthe usual hardwoods treni which Wheelsare termed. 'lheproportions -et'the standard wheel are preserved, andthe strength anddurability tlrereoii greatlyang- 'mented by Itlnis method ofeonstriretien.

flbvionsly, changes in lthedetads'of constrirotien. may "be irnadewithont 'departing ilrorn ythe spirit ot nthe invention, and -l donoteer-e to limit myeel'to-any particular former awanfgement'oi parte.

l elaine l.. veliiele wheel eonigoristing a nave tormedo e heb barrelend radial Aspokes oit tapered eentacting Shanks abutting around 'thebarrel, a sheet 'metal sheathing 'the and shrinks meneer consisting ofsections embracing Ithe spokes and shank rortions thereof, the marginsof v"the l'pitions kembracing the spoke bodies having their contactingedges permanently engaged and the adjacent marginal portions that coverthe Shanks having their margins secred in abutting relation, and a tellyto which the spokes are tenoned, and av sheet metal sheathing for the`felly secured to the sheathing of the spolres.

l2. A 'vehicle wheel comprising a hub barrel, -s olresot suitable`material extending :nadia y from the hub barrel, and having tapered-shanks termin-g with the barrel, a

hub, *a sheathing for each spoke consisting Vol two Sheet linetalsections secured together along :their .longitudinal margins with theshank portions "of the sections having their adjacentv inargins'seonredin abutment and 'a telly secured on the spokes, and a sheet metalsheathing on the elly secured to the ladjneem, 'portions ont the spokesheathings.

3. A vehiele wheel eoinprising a hub barrel, spolresof orliliefniaterial extending radially from the hub barrel, andhavingtapered shanlrsrforming with the barrel, a heb, a sheathing foreach spoke consisting of twofsheet metal seetions secnred together:along ltheir longitudinal margins,

along-the spoke bodies and connected to adjacent seetions et componentspokes along the shanlrs and a telly on the spokes.

ln'testirnony whereof l ax my signature in presence el two witnesses.

LEUNARD A. YUNG. Witnesses:

il.. nnrnnn, ANNA 'll/l. Benn.,

